Chuck Hay

Charles Hay, MBE (23 April 1930^[2] – 4 August 2017^[3])^[4] was a Scottish curler and World Champion. He skipped the Scottish team that won the 1967 World Curling Championships, known then as the Scotch Cup.^[5] The other members of the Scottish team were John Bryden, Alan Glen and Dave Howie. They defeated Sweden in the final. Scotland did not win another men's world title until 1991 when David Smith's rink (including Chuck's eldest son David) beat Canada in Winnipeg.^[6]

Born(1930-04-23)23 April 1930

Died4 August 2017(2017-08-04) (aged 87)

Curling clubKilgraston & Moncrieffe

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Chuck Hay
Curler
Born	(1930-04-23)23 April 1930
Died	4 August 2017(2017-08-04) (aged 87)
Team
Curling club	Kilgraston & Moncrieffe
Skip	Chuck Hay
Third	John Bryden
Second	Alan Glen
Lead	David Howie
Alternate	Jimmy Hamilton
Curling career
World Championship appearances	5 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
Medal record Representing  Scotland Men's Curling World Men's Championship 1967 Perth 1963 Perth 1966 Vancouver 1968 Point-Claire Scottish Men's Championship 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1964 Edinburgh[1]

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Hay was made an MBE in 1977 for his promotion of curling. In 2011, he received the Elmer Freytag Award for services to curling and was inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame in 2012.^[7]

Hay worked as a farmer in Perthshire.^[8]